I always reread my last post before writing the next because sometimes the same things are washing around my head and I want to write with continuity rather than repetition. I think Christmas, and these very short winters days […]
Hi There, I’m reasonable new on hear and wondered if my PL insurance through A-N covers me to run workshops for adults plus their children if they supervise them? I have an extended DBS with my other employment role. Thank […]
Colourful heads creating swirls and trails as they come into their full bloom of the season. The wind undulates amongst the petals causing the loose-limbed to create sweet confetti over the garden bouquet. Joining, colliding and playing. A true scene […]
Well, ‘bouncing’ probably isn’t the right word, but I’ve got heaps more energy . I recovered from my op really quickly and I was back on my feet ( literally) within 4 weeks and itching to get back into the […]
This lady is imbued with brisk cheeriness as she smiles her sunny yet blue light out to touch the others in the garden. Everyone knows that she has a heart of pure generosity as her bossy façade occasionally drops to […]
Peeking and twitching behind foliage curtains, you can see the occasional wondrous dazzle and sparkle as sunbeams sweep across the flower patch. These hidden gems are shyly waiting for their true love to seek them out and whisk them into […]
We catch up with Telford-based painter Shannon Ward after a whirlwind year in which she was featured in a-n’s Degree Shows Guide 2024, graduated from Wolverhampton School of Art in June and went on to win the Freelands Painting Prize.
Cornwall based artist and plumber Sovay Berriman reflects on a successful 2024, including being the Clore Visual Art Fellow 2023/24, supported by a-n.
London based artist Emma Douglas works with a wide range of media, including drawing, printing, painting, photography, sculpture and film. Here she reflects on a successful year that included winning the Working Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize.
Artist Vlatka Horvat reflects on a year immersed in By the Means at Hand, her project for the Croatian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, and shares her hopes and plans for 2025.
Artist and photographer Joy Gregory reflects on a ‘rollercoaster’ year, which has included major commissions, publishing an award-winning book, and receiving an Honorary Professorship.
My Boldbrush contest entries for December are selected from my latest collection of mini canvases (literally painted just last month). They join my Beautiful Blooms collection, and appear in the Flower Patch virtual exhibition which is running through December. I’d be delighted if […]
Natural flowery contours sit together as if they’re perched on a school step in the playground sharing dunking sherbets and giggling. Giggles (mixed media painting on canvas, 3″x2″) available click for purchase info
My new installation Bridge is on view (and weathering nicely in the semi-derelict space this winter!) at Hull Artist Research Initiative (HARI) space in Hull until 25 January 2025. (See flyer in link and check HARI Instagram for latest on […]
Over the summer, I was pleased to have had a £4000 energy debt completely written off, so I celebrated with Martinis! I’m now studying MA Design at the University of Lincoln, so Fine Art practice is reduced. However, thanks to […]
Clouds deepen overhead, casting shadowy swathes over these blooming beauties. For once their range of hues is seen and true depths made clear. It is a day of clarity, honesty and sincerity. True Depths (mixed media painting on canvas, 3″x2″) […]
Leaves and stems collide as the wind blows and light bestows angelic-seeming petals with beams. Light and shade co-exist but some seem to hog the attention a little, even if the opportunity is accidental. Accidental Opportunity (mixed media on canvas, […]
The context of the project emerges almost by chance and from the unconscious. As a child, I would find various objects on the street, bring them to life, and create stories for them through interaction. In this project, I revive […]
“Can the unsettling feelings of rootlessness be conveyed through the subversion of traditional observational drawings?” I asked this question earlier this year, and it’s written on a bit of paper pinned to my studio wall. Alongside the phrase “Assembled Utterances” […]
